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Today, we conclude the roundup of research, surveys, and reports we began yesterday.
Healthcare Costs
A report released by the Center for Health Research at Healthways finds that a 25 percent improvement in Americans’ health could yield savings of up to $945 billion over the next decade.
The estimates were determined by using the actual healthcare experiences of more than 4 million insured individuals.
Sponsors of the report say the findings provide support for workplace wellness and prevention programs. Also in favor of wellness programs: It’s been estimated that an effective program can yield an employer a return on investment of $3 for every $1 spent.
Work Breaks
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) says its research shows that 25 percent of employees in Britain do not take a break during the workday. As a result, CSP asserts, they are putting their health at risk.
The survey found that 36 percent of workers surveyed work through the lunch break, and nearly a quarter take no lunch break at all.
CSP maintains that poor work practices, including failure to take work breaks, increase the risk of chronic MSDs and other employee health risks.
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Depression
People with depression generate higher absentee and disability costs on the job, even when they are treated with antidepressants. That’s a key finding of a study published in the Journal for Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
According to the study, people with depression are about twice as likely to use short-term disability leave. In some cases their disability costs are more than five times those of workers without depression.
Worker depression has been associated with job stress. The American Institute of Stress estimates that job stress costs U.S. business over $300 billion annually.
Training employees to manage stress effectively, as well as training supervisors to do what they can to minimize job stress, helps reduce stress-related costs and may also reduce the risk of employee depression.
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